secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Morningstar, Inc. (MORN)
CIK:        0001289419
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-12-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001289419-24-000152
Event type: dividend
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Morningstar raises quarterly dividend 12.3% to 45.5 cents per share
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- Quarterly dividend increased to $0.455 from $0.405; annualized rate rises to $1.82 from $1.62.
- Dividend payable Jan 31, 2025 to shareholders of record Jan 3, 2025.
- CFO Jason Dubinsky steps down Dec 31, 2024; separation agreement includes base salary payment, bonus, and continued equity vesting.
- Dubinsky to receive $52,500 bi-weekly under six-month consulting arrangement through June 2025.
- Expected 2025 dividend schedule: payable Apr 30, Jul 31, Oct 31 on respective record dates.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000128941924000152/0001289419-24-000152-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000128941924000152/morn-20241203.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001289419-24-000152

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